path·o·log·ic my·o·pi·a

pathologic myopia,

a type of severe, progressive nearsightedness characterized by changes in the fundus of the eye, posterior staphyloma, and deficient corrected acuity. Refractive error is greater than -8.00 diopters, and axial length is greater than 32.5 mm. Pathologic myopia increases the risk of retinal detachment by affecting the curvature of the crystalline lens.

Her tax refund arrived soon after she came home, and Parks, a lifelong Catholic who had suffered from degenerative myopia since birth--a condition that has left her legally blind from optical hemorrhages--says God led her to her next decision.

She visited a surgeon and discovered she had suffered an optical hemorrhage, a side effect of her degenerative myopia.

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